Jesse Roberta Flack

[Verse 1]
Jesse, come home
There's a hole in the bed
Where we slept
Now it's growing cold
Hey Jesse, your face
In the place where we lay
By the hearth, all apart
It hangs on my heart

[Chorus]
And I'm keeping the light on the stairs
No, I'm not scared—I wait for you
Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home

[Verse 2]
Jesse, the floors and the boards
Recalling your steps
And I remember, too
All the pictures are fading
And shaded in grey
But I still set a place
On the table at noon

[Chorus]
And I'm keeping the light on the stairs
No, I'm not scared—I wait for you
Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home